My husband's GI doctor is in Appleton, WI area. He is so uninvolved, slow to respond, and very hands off. The nurse is just plain rude. My husband has only been diagnosed about 6 months ago and has...
The doctor didn't tell my husband what type of UC he has specifically but the biopsies taken showed moderate inflammation in the sigmoid colon and the ascending colon. Duodenum biopsy tissue was not...
My husband was newly diagnosed over 2 weeks ago and has been in a bad flare since last summer. The doctor initially gave him a prescription for melasamine. When we found out we couldn't afford $500+...
Thanks all, for your replies and encouragement. We are so happy to have found such an informative, supportive group. Both my husband and I are feeling a little more confident that he will be feeling...
My husband gotted started on sulfasalizine yesterday. 2 pills 4 times a day. Hopefully it will help him get started on calming the inflammation and other symptoms soon. I don't know how feasible it...
My husband hasn't started a medicine yet because we found out the mesalamine was going to be $500+ a month. I've been trying to find coupons but it will still be about $180 a month. Still too much....
My husband was just diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. He has been sick for several months before we found out through a colonscopy what was wrong. Now we are finding out that we can't afford the...